Mash House Jacked Up Stout

Date: 04/12/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Hickory Hops

Appearance: black, fine tan head,
Aroma: dark chocolate aroma with a vanilla and whisky sweetness,
Body: big body with a touch of creamyness,
Flavor: sweet chocolate and vanilla flavor with a perfect level of balancing bourbon, touch of roasted adds balance to the sweetness, hint of oaky tartness,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Draft at Mash House. Pours an oily black with a fat, foamy tan head. Excellent lacing. The color is spectacular, as is the darkness residing inside the glass. Aromas of whiskey creep from the glass as it’s being handed across the bar. Upon closer inspection, every scent in the nose is angrily drowned out by one of the strongest whisky profiles I’ve encountered in a barrel aged beer. It seems like the barrel still had liquor in it when it was filled. Light notes, deep underneath, of roasted malt, baking chocolate, vanilla, wood, cold and burnt coffee grounds and lactose. Alcohol is very evident. The flavor almost drops off the charts of acceptability. Notes of whisky completely dominate, imparting cloying sweetness and heavy vanilla. A light smoke addition enters the fray. Bitterness is mild to medium, though it seems like most of it comes from a grossly overstated alcohol presence. Acidity is even high; this is going nowhere fast. The finish is chocolate and whisky, medium in duration, acrid and cloying. Mouthfeel is oily, watery and scattered, light-medium bodied, unpleasant. This beer was awful, almost undrinkable.

on tap-pours a light brown head and black color. Aroma is very sweet, Jack Daniels. Taste is Jack Daniels, alcohol. Not my style.

OK, I admit it - I’m a sucker for the aroma of these bourbon barrell beers. Really nice smells of vanilla, bourbon chocolate and coffee mix to form a really enticing aroma. Flavor is similarly balanced, perhaps a bt more vanilla than bourbon. Sampled at the 2007 Hickory Hops.

Pours a molten inky black color with an airy head of tan. Laces spectacularly. Aromas drip and ooze with Jack Daniel’s. Keep away from open flame. Along for the ride are malted milk balls, coffee grounds, and bitter baking chocolate. Slick and smooth flavors; the character just glides across the palate and down the throat. Warming and enjoyable. A sipper and a dandy. My faith in Mash House has been restored.

On tap at the brewery. Really good sout. Nice and thick with plenty of flavor. Roasted, coffee, earthy flavors.

This is an interisting stout. The whiskey taste is most definitely noticeable and blends in fairly well.

Nice bubbly and tan colored head. Roasted malt aroma. Ecxellent flavors, but finish is a bit weak. Chocolate, coffee tones noted. Would like a bit more on the hop edge of things.